NY POST--ON THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS--IT DOESN'T ADD UP - UNIONS HAVE DRIVEN SPENDING TO HIGHEST IN THE NATION

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NY POST--ON THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS--IT DOESN'T ADD UP - UNIONS HAVE DRIVEN SPENDING TO HIGHEST IN THE NATION---- New York is spending $36,293 per public-school student as special interests rob the public blind--New York’s schools are failing our children.

A bombshell Citizens Budget Commission report exposes the rank insanity of New York spending on public schools: Combining federal, state and local outlays, it’s now up $36,293 per student, “the highest in the nation and nearly twice the national average.”

Even as “student performance is middle-of-the-pack”: By the Urban Institute’s calculations, adjusting for demographics, New York kids collectively place an average of 18th or 19th among the states on the gold-standard performance measure, the National Assessment of Educational Progress. MORE AT New York is spending $36,293 per public-school student as special interests rob the public blind